A free Yiddish word API

No auth, no rate limits, no meshugoss. Just words.

CORS enabled No auth required Free forever JSON

Word of the moment

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Endpoints

GET https://yiddish.fyi/api/random

Returns a random Yiddish word with full rich data.

{
  "word": "kvetch",
  "definition": "to complain persistently",
  "yiddish": "קוועטשן",
  "pronunciation": "KVETCH",
  "example": "She kvetched about the weather for the entire drive.",
  "literal": null,
  "entered_english": true
}

GET https://yiddish.fyi/api/word?q=mensch

Look up a specific word. Case-insensitive.

{
  "word": "mensch",
  "definition": "a person of integrity and honor",
  "yiddish": "מענטש",
  "pronunciation": "MENSH",
  "example": "He stayed late to help clean up — what a mensch.",
  "literal": "person",
  "entered_english": true
}

GET https://yiddish.fyi/api/list

Returns every word in the dataset.

{
  "count": 167,
  "words": { … }
}

Features

CORS enabled

Works directly from browser JavaScript, no proxy needed.

No authentication

Just hit the endpoint — no API keys, no sign-up.

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Globally distributed, fast response times everywhere.

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